In this episode we follow Carl Schmitt through the disillusionment of WW1, and breaking up with his con artist wife, to his creation of the Death Star of liberal democracy.

In this episode we follow Carl Schmitt through the disillusionment of WW1, and breaking up with his con artist wife, to his creation of the Death Star of liberal democracy.

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

Everything you don't know about History's greatest monsters

Behind the Bastards

Part Two: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism

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Robert explains how we went from incels complaining about women online to the influencer Clavicular with special guest Kat Abughazaleh.

Robert explains how we went from incels complaining about women online to the influencer Clavicular with special guest Kat Abughazaleh.

Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

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Robert concludes the story of Dr. Bailey by describing how he lost his mind and eventually his practice

Robert concludes the story of Dr. Bailey by describing how he lost his mind and eventually his practice

Part Two: Dr. Sleep: The Australian Psychiatrist Who Made People Sleep Themselves To Death

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Robert sits down with Gabe Dunne to discuss Australia's "Dr. sleep" a man who spent twenty years prescribing two and three weeks comas to his patients for no real reason at all.

Robert sits down with Gabe Dunne to discuss Australia's "Dr. sleep" a man who spent twenty years prescribing two and three weeks comas to his patients for no real reason at all.

Part One: Dr. Sleep: The Australian Psychiatrist Who Made People Sleep Themselves To Death

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7e9bc177-920d-488e-9b20-b402002719b3/transcript

Part Two: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism

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